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Minnesota Poll: Franken, Coleman are neck and neck
Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) ^ | 11/02/08 | Kevin Duchschere - Staff Reporter

Posted on 11/02/2008 12:05:15 PM PST by MplsSteve

The Minnesota U.S. Senate race remains a tossup on the final weekend of the campaign, with the outcome likely to be decided by who can snatch away the most voters from third-party contender Dean Barkley.

A new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows DFLer Al Franken clinging to a slim lead over Republican Sen. Norm Coleman among likely voters, 42 percent to 38 percent. That's within the poll's 4.1 percentage point margin of sampling error.

Independence Party candidate Barkley, who held steady at 18 percent in the two previous Minnesota Polls, slipped three points to 15 percent.

The fluid nature of the contest is reflected in the results of a handful of polls the past week that reported results ranging from a six-point lead for Coleman to a five-point lead for Franken.

What this means is that after more than a year of exhaustive campaigning, a whopping $40 million spent and nonstop ads ranging from policy clashes to character attacks, it could be a last-minute development -- performances in tonight's final debate on Minnesota Public Radio, unusually heavy voter turnout or ongoing fallout from breaking controversies -- that determines the outcome.

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: alfranken; electioncongress; electionussenate; mn2008; normcoleman; polling; ussenate
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To: Brilliant; katiekins1; All

Glass houses... stones.
So, Brilliant, perhaps you could enlighten us on Alcee Hastings?
katiekins1... from Wisconsin. ‘Nuff said.
Is there anyone here who hasn’t had a whacko representing them?
In case you haven’t figured it out yet, Bozo the Clown with a -D after his name would get half the votes.
It’s not just Minnesota...


41 posted on 11/02/2008 1:56:47 PM PST by astyanax (If you need to wear a mask while speaking your mind, it is probably best you remain silent...)
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To: astyanax

Yes, that is true... Although it is one thing for Miami to elect Alcee Hastings as a Rep., and another thing for a whole state to elect Franken as a Senator. I can assure you that Hastings will never be elected Senator in Florida.


42 posted on 11/02/2008 2:00:42 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant

Good point.
And one more backtrack: as far as I know(?), Arizona has never had any real whackos.
They may be the one exception to the rule.


43 posted on 11/02/2008 2:03:58 PM PST by astyanax (If you need to wear a mask while speaking your mind, it is probably best you remain silent...)
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To: MplsSteve; ExTexasRedhead; justiceseeker93; Impy; Norman Bates; kesg

“Comments or opinions - anyone?”

There are a lot of Democrats and liberal-leaning Independents in Minnesota who are viscerally anti-Bush, but simultaneously anti-Franken. Dean Barkley was getting a lot of them, but they are now drifting towards Norm Coleman, though grudgingly so.

I think that Coleman will survive, though not by much.


44 posted on 11/02/2008 2:06:12 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (If Islam conquers the world, the Earth will be at peace because the human race will be killed off.)
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To: raybbr

I respect Lieberman.
But what did WE do to deserve Dodd?


45 posted on 11/02/2008 2:12:13 PM PST by astyanax (If you need to wear a mask while speaking your mind, it is probably best you remain silent...)
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To: GOPsterinMA

As I said, the list goes on. Mass., is pretty bad. I don’t think anyone has been as effectively negative for the country as Ted Kennedy. Exhibit A is the ‘65 Immigration Act.


46 posted on 11/02/2008 3:12:52 PM PST by americanophile
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To: astyanax
Too bad you took offense to my comment. I'm aware of the loosers Wisconsin has voted in. You need to chill.
47 posted on 11/02/2008 3:21:45 PM PST by katiekins1
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To: americanophile

That piece of legislation was the catalyst to the breakdown on our nation - no doubt about it.


48 posted on 11/02/2008 3:23:46 PM PST by GOPsterinMA (Campbell: Brown as Bullsh*t)
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To: MplsSteve
From beyond the grave, Michael O’Donoghue makes an endorsement:

“Vote for Coleman. I say this not because I’m a conservative. I’m not. I just want to make Franken cry one more time.”

49 posted on 11/02/2008 3:31:42 PM PST by RichInOC (He's Dead. He's Rested. He's Ready. Mr. Mike for President 2012.)
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To: katiekins1

And you need to realize if you’re going to fire off smart a$$ comments, you can most likely expect them in return.


50 posted on 11/02/2008 3:32:04 PM PST by astyanax (If you need to wear a mask while speaking your mind, it is probably best you remain silent...)
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To: astyanax
Again. If you took my comment personally it would be your problem. All I did was state a fact. It was not a flippent comment. I'm moving on to more important things. Its not fair to others in this community to read something so minuscule. Thanks Katie
51 posted on 11/02/2008 3:40:08 PM PST by katiekins1
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To: katiekins1

I also only stated a fact.
You’re from Wisconsin.
If you took it personally...


52 posted on 11/02/2008 3:43:54 PM PST by astyanax (If you need to wear a mask while speaking your mind, it is probably best you remain silent...)
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To: astyanax

I never thought other wise. subject dropped.


53 posted on 11/02/2008 3:55:10 PM PST by katiekins1
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Al Franken is a freak!


54 posted on 11/02/2008 4:25:53 PM PST by tallyhoe
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To: astyanax; katiekins1

All states do have problems with fraud; but it seems our brethren in Wisconsin have more trouble with that, possibly bubbling up from the windy city in part.

I’d think, McCain himself is rather strong in Minnesota: Northeast (Nordeast I know) Mpls. probably has enough support but I think for some reason it’s the rest of the city that gets liberal.

One takes St. Paul and the rest of Minnesota and I’ve got to think they are largely right in their thinking.


55 posted on 11/02/2008 4:46:21 PM PST by RGPII (No O-Bortions.)
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To: RGPII
I agree with you. Its all the Milwaukee and Madison Liberals that make the majority. The rural smaller towns are McCaine Palen supporters. But your analogy is correct.
56 posted on 11/02/2008 5:03:10 PM PST by katiekins1
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To: RGPII
I can only hope that there are a lot of surprised (I'll be honest: stupefied) libs come Wednesday.
57 posted on 11/02/2008 5:05:50 PM PST by astyanax (If you need to wear a mask while speaking your mind, it is probably best you remain silent...)
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To: MplsSteve

Does everyone remember the theme song to that movie 2001 A Space Odyssey ?

One thing that Franken did on his Air America show was have a rendition of it and the horns and all were all out of tune and it sounded hilarious; it was when he would go through some sort of list. Perhaps it is on youtube. I listened to his show and Ed Schultz’s too a few times. Just to hear what they were saying, but that one part was funny. Too bad, he didn’t stick to straight humor in good taste.


58 posted on 11/02/2008 7:04:06 PM PST by RGPII (No O-Bortions.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

This is the senate race hardest to call.

I expect something like 43-42 Coleman.


59 posted on 11/03/2008 2:32:48 AM PST by Impy (Democrats, don't forget to vote on Wednesday!!!)
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